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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Hermann Fischer (general)
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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Ostheim
Place of death
Bonn
Age
74 years
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Biography
Hermann Fischer (19 February 1894 – 12 April 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Fischer surrendered to the Red Army on 8 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.
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